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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesPREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVESHard2 minPYQ_2009
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Assertion : Esters which contain -hydrogens undergo Claisen condensation. Reason : reduction of esters gives acids.
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Answer:
C
Solution:
It is known that esters with -hydrogens form carbanion when treated with base. It brings about nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl group of the other molecule of the ester to yield -keto ester. reduces esters to alcohols.
Stream:AIIMSSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
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